During the event Alessandra Ricci who is the team leader of the Küçükyalı Arkeopark Excavations and also Asst. Prof. at Department of Archaeology and History of Art in Koç University, Maltepe Mayor Prof. Dr. Mustafa Zengin and Mukhtar of Çınar Quarter Ayşem Möröy presented speeches about how importance of this project is for our country and they thanked Maltepeans for there support.

Mayor Zengin presented a plaque of the Maiden Temple which is the iconic symbol used by “Golden Town Maltepe” to the members of the Women Choir as well as Alessandra Ricci presented a book on archeology titled “Egeria” and Turkish delight condiments.

Excavations are still ongoing for the Küçükyalı ArcheoPark project, one of the most important archeological sites, it aims to be the first archeological park in Istanbul.